River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-24
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The Coroner has just concluded his
inquest on the Baltimore & Ohio accident
near Republic, Ohio, Jan. 4, and give
the names of twelve persons whose lives
were lost and says there were others whose
names have not been ascertained. The
Coroner finds that the engineer of the
freight train, Edward s. Killer, was not in
toxicated as charged but was worn out
with l6 hours and 50 minutes continuous
duty with green fireman and poor en-
CINE de had plenty of time to get TO Re
public from Seneca siding-3S minutes
but his engine was so poor and leaked so
that the fires were put out and II died on
the track at the point of the collision. The
conductor of the freight, L. r. Fletcher.
failed IN his duty for not tagging the limi-
ted express for he knew the engine had
died 10 minutes before the express was due.
He therefore charges Fletcher with gross
negligence and the managers of the b. & .,
road with the same for using on an express
train inferior and ineffective brakes, also
for using an improper and dangerous man
ner OF lighting and heating the cars of said
express. IL would seem such negligence
as resulted in such great loss of life could
not be other than criminal but there are
no laws in Ohio making such negligence
crime and no laws under which persons can
be charged with crime.
The general passenger agents of the
Southwestern Passenger Association lines
on Friday at Chicago concluded four days
sessioI given over to the consideration of
the interstate commerce law, their con
cluslOns- covering a printed fOolscap pages.
They recommend abolition of o. mile tick
cts. theatrical rates and passes. and are I'M
certain as 10 whether any special rates can
be made.
The snowstorm which occurred on
the 18th, was one that rendered most
serious embarrassment 10 the running of
railT rad trains in the Northwest, add many
trairs, especially freights, had to be
abandoned. There was large addition to
the heavy body of snow and fears of fioSds
are more INDUCED than before. In the east
heavy rain feJ, raising streams already
swollen 70 dangerous proportions.
r. G. Dun * Co., report that the
business failures during the last seven days
number for the United States 222; for Can
ada. 81, against 26s last week and 2S6 the
| corresponding week of last year. Failures
| in Canada are large and on the increase.
/ In New York there was but one suspension
| of consequence In other sections of the
/ country the casualties are about up to the
| average.
At Detroit. Mich, three children
/ aged 5. and ? years, at play in the work
y supp VI AItL AAAuEAs ArBNAA
upset a small stove Tuesday afternoon
/ setting fire TO shavings which ignited two
/ gallons Of benZine The children's clothes
/ TOOK fire and they burned TO death. The
/ father was 50 badly burned he will probably
I die.
\ dispatch from Lyons. Mich. on
the 18th, reported that steady, heavy
/ rain had been falling for "a hours and the
water again rising rapidly, having already
/ risen five inches. The gorge Is immOvable
/ and the people are again leaving their
homes A panicky feeling prevails, people
fearing the worst is yet to come.
Boston Corbett, who shot Wilkes
! Booth, has been lately door keeper of the
Kansas legislature, but has gone crazy.
I Tuesday. with two pistols, he took possession
/ OF the hall of the House, and il was after
noon before he was captured, which was
I done by stTatagem. He will be placed IN
the insane asylum.
San Francisco reported on the 18th.
that that was the first clear day during
+ February in that city and in many portions
I of the interior Sufficient rain has now
| fallen 10 make the crops safe throughout
I the state everywhere. Last fans crop Is
I assured.
Jeremiah Padgett. the oldest man in
/ Mclean county, H., died Sunday at his
I home in Downs. He was 9S years of age,
I and had lived in Mclean county 40 wears.
John L. Marshall, one of the pioneers of
/ Montgomery county, III, died at Hillsboro,
/ aged IS.
Mary Bellman, servant at st. Louis,
who was caught early Friday morning
I stealing money from the room Of her en-
I ployer, hanged herself few hours later.
AT Galveston, Texas the wholesale
/ dry goods and boot and shoe house Of Blast,
/ Oppenheimer x Co. has failed, with $50,
/ OOO liabilities and about $3.50, 600 assets.
The boiler in Schwartz & Kline ;
sawmill, near Corydon, Ind, exploded, on
/ the 18th, killing Mr.. Schwartz and complet-
! " Wrecking the building.
On Saturday Revenue Collector VIII
/ son seized the large distillery of Cell,
| Schmetbacher & Co, of Peoria, for irregu-
/ larities.